Cancer Incidence for Central Brooklyn Neighborhood, Brooklyn, 2005-2009

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

Site of Cancer Males Females
Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI (+/-)
All Invasive Malignant Tumors 669.4 623.5 21.9 650.2 378.8 13.1
Oral cavity and pharynx 20.2 17.0 3.4 11.6 6.6 1.7
Esophagus 10.6 10.5 2.9 7.2 4.1 1.4
Stomach 19.4 20.6 4.2 13.2 7.9 1.9
Colorectal 63.2 60.2 6.9 76.8 45.4 4.6
Colon excluding rectum 44.8 43.3 5.9 60.0 35.6 4.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 18.4 16.9 3.6 16.8 9.8 2.1
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 18.2 15.7 3.3 7.8 4.3 1.4
Pancreas 14.6 14.4 3.4 15.6 9.1 2.0
Larynx 10.4 9.4 2.6 3.0 1.8 0.9
Lung and bronchus 74.4 72.8 7.7 60.2 35.6 4.1
Melanoma of the skin 2.8 2.5 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.6
Female breast       180.2 104.7 6.9
Cervix uteri       27.2 15.5 2.6
Corpus uterus and NOS       58.2 33.6 3.9
Ovary       16.8 9.7 2.1
Prostate 273.4 257.8 14.1      
Testis 4.4 3.3 1.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 16.2 16.7 3.8 10.0 6.0 1.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 19.6 16.8 3.4 14.0 8.2 1.9
Brain and other nervous system 6.2 4.5 1.6 5.8 3.4 1.3
Thyroid 4.4 3.6 1.6 21.4 12.1 2.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.0 5.2 1.7 6.0 3.4 1.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 23.8 20.0 3.7 22.2 12.9 2.4
Multiple myeloma 14.2 14.2 3.4 18.2 10.8 2.2
Leukemias 11.4 9.8 2.7 11.8 6.7 1.7

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2011.
  • Rates are per 100,000 persons, age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population, with 95% confidence intervals.
  • Rates based on fewer than 4 cases per year are unstable and should be used with caution. NOS = Not otherwise specified.